Attorney Resources

Send your request in writing to:

Include your name, date of birth, Bar I.D. number, date of admission to the N.J. State Bar, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. There is no cost for this service. Allow 2 to 3 weeks.

The Office of Attorney Ethics main office telephone number is 609-403-7800

The mailing address is:

The office is located at:

For these matters you may contact the  

 or go to the Attorney Index.

Call the  Office of Attorney Ethics  toll-free at  609-403-7800  A recording will instruct you to enter the zip code of the office address of the attorney in question. You will then be automatically transferred to one of the district committees to request filing forms.

These requirements, including payment of an annual fee, are set forth at the site of the Lawyers Fund For Client Protection.

If your complaint deals with a superior court, tax Court, surrogate's court, or municipal court judge, contact:

Please read New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 5.5(b) and (c) and Rule 1:21-1(a) to see if you qualify. If so, complete the form for Designation of Supreme Court Clerk for Service of Process for Multi-Jurisdictional Practice. Send a check for $212, payable to New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, together with the original and two copies of the completed downloaded form to:

Heather Joy Baker
 

The Clerk's office will forward the materials to the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund, which will return a stamped copy of the form to you for your files. If more detailed information is needed, please contact the  Supreme Court Clerk's Office at 609-815-2955

For questions about payment, please call the  NJ Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection (Hotline)  at  855-533-3863

In order to engage in private practice in New Jersey, you must

1. pay the annual assessment;
2. complete the attorney annual registration statement and keep the data current throughout the year;
3. fulfill the requirements of R. 1:21-6, including trust and business accounts in an approved New Jersey financial institution;
4. keep trust accounts IOLTA-compliant (R.1:28A) ; and
5. maintain required levels of malpractice insurance under Court Rules if practicing in a P.A., P.C., L.L.P., or L.L.C.

You can search the disciplinary histories page on this site. For other inquiries call the  Office of Attorney Ethics at 609-403-7800   

You can download a name change certification/affidavit from the Board of Bar Examiners' website.

First, please review Court Rule I :20-22. In particular, note that you cannot resign if any disciplinary or criminal proceedings are pending in any jurisdiction to which you are admitted or if you are not in good standing. If you qualify, and if you comply with the notice requirements set forth in the form, you may complete the Resignation Without Prejudice form and mail it to:

Resignation Without Prejudice Unit

If your resignation is accepted by the Supreme Court, it will terminate your membership in the bar. To be readmitted, you will have to retake the New Jersey Bar Examination, unless you meet the requirements of R.1:24-4 to be admitted by motion.

Complete the Request for Certificate of Good Standing. There is a $20 fee for each certificate requested.

Please visit the Board of Bar Examiners' at or call them at 609-815-2911.